Morgan Will Takes Home Top Prize at Cass County Fair Beef Show

By Tom Robinson Jul 31, 2023 | 9:17 PM

(Atlantic) On Monday evening, Morgan Will won the overall Supreme Market Animal at the Cass County Fair’s Champion Beef Selection Show. Morgan and her market steer “Chad” now advance to the “Best of the West Showdown” at the Crawford County Fairgrounds in Denison on Wednesday, August 3.

Will of the Benton-Franklin 4-H Club topped the championship drive in the 4-H Market Steer Division and came back and won the overall Supreme Market Animal in the final drive of the evening. Will is the daughter of Cody and Amanda Will. Her steer weighed 1,468 pounds.

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Haidyn Suhr finished as the runner-up.

Landon Tibken swept the overall Supreme Breeding heifer class and will also be at the “Best of the West Showdown” on Wednesday.

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Landon’s twin brother, Logan, finished as the runner-up.

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Below is the list of Winners at the Monday Grand Champion Beef Selection Show.

4-H:

Grand Champion Market heifer-Jake Wailes, Washington G.E.M.
Reserve-Holden DeVore-Washington G.E.M.

Grand Champion Market Steer-Morgan Will, Benton-Franklin
Reserve-Haidyn Suhr, Grant Guys, and Gals

Purple Ribbon Carcass Award-Miraylie Stewart, Pymosa
Lavender-Natalie Boose, Washington G.E.M

FFA:

Grand Champion Market Heifer-Graham Hagen, CAM FFA
Reserve-Miraylie Stewart, Atlantic FFA

Grand Champion Market Steer-Brookelyn Steffen, CAM FFA
Reserve-Graham Hagen, CAM FFA

Purple Ribbon Carcass Award-Callie Pellett, Atlantic FFA
Lavender Ribbon-Claire Pellett, Atlantic FFA

The Fair ends on Tuesday with the 4-H and FFA Livestock Auction starting at 8:00 a.m.

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